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Originally Posted by kanik
Anyway so in short my goals are to increase my bodies weight so it can learn to deal with heavier weights without me having to actually put it on. Beleive me, that will help in sparring against my friend... damn him.
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Okay, I think I kinda sorta understand...my two main training partners both outweight me by over 50%! Obviously, your first plan of attack is your skill work -- don't be where they're striking, hit them and move, get behind them and choke them until they cry for mommy, etc. It seems like you've got plenty of skillwork mixed in, so you're good there. You may also want some strength for those times where your skill wasn't enough. For that, I'd be looking at a program that will build strength & power quickly ... squats, snatches, deads, etc. if you have access to a gym. I think that will help you learn to "deal with heavier weights" a thousand times better than just running with wrist weights or whatever. The other thing you might want is to address is your muscular endurance while you're being challenged as far as cardio -- in other words, the conditions you run into in sparring. For that, Ross Enamait's or Crossfit's many great workouts for this might be interesting. I'm not sure that running or walking around with ankle weights is going to develop the physical characteristics you want quickly.
Regarding weight vests, obviously it depends on where you are. If you can't do any dips or pullups unweighted, then you don't need any weight vests right now! I weigh around 160, and bought a 40 pound vest, which I thought would be plenty. Now I find that when I do dips I have to hold a medicine ball between my ankles to get enough weight. Maybe should've gone with a 60 pounder.